Word
megalopolis
/ˌmegəˈlɒpəlis/
noun
特大城市群；大都市带
核心释义
强调由多个大城市向外扩展连成一片，范围比单个大都市（metropolis）更大。
A very large urban area formed when two or more large cities spread outward and merge into one another, making it bigger than an ordinary metropolis.
- 1.
大型城市群,由两个或多个大城市向外扩展连接而成,形成比普通大都市更大的区域。
A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a normal metropolis.
大型城市群,由两个或多个大城市向外扩展连接而成,形成比普通大都市更大的区域。；特大都市；人口稠密地带
用法In use
From the plane, we could see that the whole region had grown into one giant megalopolis.
用法提示：megalopolis 在此作名词，指由几个大城市向外扩展、彼此相连而成的大片城市区域。
She grew up in a megalopolis where the towns and cities run into each other for miles.
用法提示：megalopolis 作名词，这里用 where 从句说明这片城市地带由相邻城镇城市连成。
As more people move to the coast, smaller cities are joining to form new megalopolises.
用法提示：megalopolises 是 megalopolis 的复数形式，作名词，指正在形成的多个此类城市群。
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- megalopoleis
- plural
- megalopoli
- plural
- megalopolises
- plural
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
复数通常用 megalopolises，另有 megalopoleis、megalopoli 等异体拼写。
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